From 56dfcd7a3276381e37aeb57e050276e96cbe6336 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: On Freund Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2023 02:20:09 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] Update CAP_PERFMON instructions on hardware_acceleration.md (#7957) * Update CAP_PERFMON instructions on hardware_acceleration.md * Three -> there --- docs/docs/configuration/hardware_acceleration.md | 7 +++---- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/docs/configuration/hardware_acceleration.md b/docs/docs/configuration/hardware_acceleration.md index 3241c4b77..0c429d48d 100644 --- a/docs/docs/configuration/hardware_acceleration.md +++ b/docs/docs/configuration/hardware_acceleration.md @@ -64,11 +64,10 @@ ffmpeg: ### Configuring Intel GPU Stats in Docker -Additional configuration is needed for the Docker container to be able to access the `intel_gpu_top` command for GPU stats. Three possible changes can be made: +Additional configuration is needed for the Docker container to be able to access the `intel_gpu_top` command for GPU stats. There are two options: 1. Run the container as privileged. -2. Adding the `CAP_PERFMON` capability. -3. Setting the `perf_event_paranoid` low enough to allow access to the performance event system. +2. Add the `CAP_PERFMON` capability (note: you might need to set the `perf_event_paranoid` low enough to allow access to the performance event system.) #### Run as privileged @@ -125,7 +124,7 @@ _Note: This setting must be changed for the entire system._ For more information on the various values across different distributions, see https://askubuntu.com/questions/1400874/what-does-perf-paranoia-level-four-do. -Depending on your OS and kernel configuration, you may need to change the `/proc/sys/kernel/perf_event_paranoid` kernel tunable. You can test the change by running `sudo sh -c 'echo 2 >/proc/sys/kernel/perf_event_paranoid'` which will persist until a reboot. Make it permanent by running `sudo sh -c 'echo kernel.perf_event_paranoid=1 >> /etc/sysctl.d/local.conf'` +Depending on your OS and kernel configuration, you may need to change the `/proc/sys/kernel/perf_event_paranoid` kernel tunable. You can test the change by running `sudo sh -c 'echo 2 >/proc/sys/kernel/perf_event_paranoid'` which will persist until a reboot. Make it permanent by running `sudo sh -c 'echo kernel.perf_event_paranoid=2 >> /etc/sysctl.d/local.conf'` ## AMD/ATI GPUs (Radeon HD 2000 and newer GPUs) via libva-mesa-driver